Weekend
Had a very good weekend for the okapi_j's birthday in Bucks.
Went into Londinium on Saturday for the Borough Market. A veritable festival of all foods good (even the meats looked nice!) and not-too-pricey. Especially liked the beer stall which was like the Tanners and John Bull's back catalogues combined, gorgeous olives, stuffed chilli peppers, cheese upon cheese upon cheese. Even the Northumbrian cheese co. was there! Bought a cylinder of french goats' cheese and a strange little round cheese for lunch which was to be had in Regent's Park, along with some foccacia type bread stuffed with peppers and olives, cherries, and some Pimms and Efes pils.
Then met with the strangesam in The World's End in Camden (probably the largest pub in Britain, with the fewest places to sit) for beer and cider, and then failing finding a cheap Wetherspoon's for tea, fell into the Spread Eagle for ploughman's (Gawd more cheese...).
Sunday was spent roosting and then later flocking around the Tring reservoirs where a few common terns were still flapping around (must be a long long way from the sea...), grebes, greylags, barnacles etc.... much goosage. And eight goslings! I also spied several sedge and reed warblers through me binoclears, all the way from Africa (though not as far-travelled as the terns I suppose).
Skipped today as a result of travelling back. Made a nice bean salad for tomorrow, watched Ergo Proxy and downloaded xxxHolic. Happy days.
Went into Londinium on Saturday for the Borough Market. A veritable festival of all foods good (even the meats looked nice!) and not-too-pricey. Especially liked the beer stall which was like the Tanners and John Bull's back catalogues combined, gorgeous olives, stuffed chilli peppers, cheese upon cheese upon cheese. Even the Northumbrian cheese co. was there! Bought a cylinder of french goats' cheese and a strange little round cheese for lunch which was to be had in Regent's Park, along with some foccacia type bread stuffed with peppers and olives, cherries, and some Pimms and Efes pils.
Then met with the strangesam in The World's End in Camden (probably the largest pub in Britain, with the fewest places to sit) for beer and cider, and then failing finding a cheap Wetherspoon's for tea, fell into the Spread Eagle for ploughman's (Gawd more cheese...).
Sunday was spent roosting and then later flocking around the Tring reservoirs where a few common terns were still flapping around (must be a long long way from the sea...), grebes, greylags, barnacles etc.... much goosage. And eight goslings! I also spied several sedge and reed warblers through me binoclears, all the way from Africa (though not as far-travelled as the terns I suppose).
Skipped today as a result of travelling back. Made a nice bean salad for tomorrow, watched Ergo Proxy and downloaded xxxHolic. Happy days.